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Sir Charles Mackerras Interview
Sir Charles Mackerras Interview
Philharmonia joint principal flautist spoke to the orchestra's Guest Principal Conductor Sir Charles Mackerras about his remarkable career. [ More Detail ]
by PhilharmoniaLondon 5min18sec, Views:16, Ratings:5.00pt, Votes:2, Comments:0, Added at:08/10/01 [ DownLoad ]
Claude Debussy/Charles Mackerras Clair de lune for orchestra
================================ Clair de lune, for orchestra or other arrangement (from "Suite Bergamasque" for piano), L. 75/3 Claude Debussy Pro Arte Orchestra/Charles MackerrasDavid Haines,piano.================================ Related information: Debussy completed the Suite bergamasque for solo piano in Paris in 1888. From the suite, Claire de leune has proven to be one of Debussy's most popular compositions, and with good reason. Its simplicity of texture and subtle turns of color provide monumental challenges for the performer. As with most Debussy works, the impression of a landscape is paramount to earthly romance. The scenery is portrayed in light and shade, accomplished by subtle twists of harmony and rhythm. Debussy's love of nature's beauty is here humble, nearly religious in quality. Remarkably, the notes speak for themselves in creating the luminous texture, asking the performer to not pierce it or spill excess coloration on it. Delicate strands of silver reflections await the performers touch, to the listener's delight.http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=42:364367Orchestral MusicThe most influential piece of orchestral music by Debussy is the Prlude l'aprs-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), based on a poem by Mallarm. This was later used for a ballet, with choreography by Nijinsky, who created a considerable scandal at the first performance. The music evokes a pagan world, as the faun of the title takes his ease in the afternoon shade on a summer day. The three symphonic sketches that constitute La mer (The Sea), published with a famous woodcut known as The Wave, from the Japanese artist Hokusai's views of Mount Fuji, an indication of oriental influence on Debussy, offer evocations of the sea from dawn to midday, of the waves and of the dialogue of wind and sea. Other orchestral works by Debussy include the three movements of Nocturnes for orchestra - 'Nuages' (Clouds), 'Ftes' (Festivals) and 'Sirnes'. Images, a work in three movements completed in 1912, includes 'Gigues', 'Ibria' and 'Ronde de printemps', the last a celebration of spring. His Le martyre de Saint Sbastien, finally scored by Andr Caplet, was in origin a theatrical and choreographic collaboration with the poet Gabriele d'Annunzio. Debussy sketched out orchestration for his Rapsodie arabe for saxophone and piano, completed after his death by Roger-Ducasse, an interesting addition to the repertoire of an instrument more often neglected by classical composers. http://www.naxos.com/composerinfo/Claude_Debussy_27153/27153.htm================================ *Note:Support the artist, their families and their legacy by purchasing their music. [ More Detail ]
by tHEnOOSEsWING 4min29sec, Views:678, Ratings:5.00pt, Votes:3, Comments:2, Added at:08/07/24 [ DownLoad ]
Richard Addinsell/Charles Mackerras Warsaw Concerto
================================ Richard Addinsell Warsaw Concerto for piano &orchestra (for the film "Dangerous Moonlight"/"Suicide Squadron")Pro Arte Orchestra/Charles MackerrasDavid Haines,piano.================================ Related information: Warsaw Concerto for piano &orchestra (for the film "Dangerous Moonlight"/"Suicide Squadron")Composition Description by Blair Johnston Sometimes a piece of music appears at just the right time and in just the right context to become an indelible part of peoples' experience and memories. So it was with Richard Addinsell's Warsaw Concerto for piano and orchestra — a pastiche of the quintessential romantic piano concerto, composed for use in the 1941 British film Dangerous Moonlight, in which a Polish pianist finds himself caught up in the Battle of Britain. The original idea of the filmmakers (one of whom, Terence Young, would go on to direct three out of the first four James Bond films) was reportedly to use Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 as the musical centerpiece of the film, but that idea was ultimately dropped in favor of commissioning a new, Rachmaninov-like piece from Addinsell and orchestrator Roy Douglas. The music of the Warsaw Concerto is used in the film both as incidental music and as the subject of a performance in the film (a concert worked into the plot); it fills and surrounds each moment, its passion and nostalgia (it was modeled on Rachmaninov, after all) movingly at odds with the horrific reality of life in Britain in 1941. Not at all surprisingly, audiences embraced the Concerto, which soon appeared on record and in sheet music adaptations and arrangements. The Warsaw Concerto is not a full concerto in the usual sense of the word; it is in one movement only and lasts under ten minutes. The opening is certainly dramatic enough; the piano enters with a gusto matched perhaps only by the Grieg Piano Concerto's opening plunge; tympani alone supports this first gasp. A deliciously syrupy second theme — a melody once famous and instantly recognized around the globe — is pure Rachmaninov (its cadence-moment is borrowed straight from the Piano Concerto No. 2), but one should not think any less of Addinsell's effort for its unabashed stylistic borrowings. The effort is supremely skillful, the music graceful, and not overly self-indulgent; it is worth noting that many similar pastiches that appeared in films and on discs over the course of the next two decades have all been basically forgotten, leaving Addinsell's Warsaw Concerto to mark the genre. It helps to remember how desperately the suffering Britons needed a warmth like Rachmaninov's, even as diffused through another composer, in 1941.http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=42:40654~T1Birth: Jan. 13, 1904 Death: Nov. 15, 1977London, England Composer. He is known chiefly for his movie music. Addinsell's "Warsaw Concerto" for piano and orchestra, written for the film "Dangerous Moonlight" (1941), has enjoyed independent life as a concert piece. As so often happens with composers and their most popular works, he didn't think highly of it. His other movie credits include "Fire Over England" (1937), "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" (1939), "Gaslight" (1940), "A Diary for Timothy" (1945), "Blithe Spirit" (1945), "Under Capricorn" (1949), "A Christmas Carol" (aka "Scrooge", 1951), "The Prince and the Showgirl" (1957), "The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone" (1961), "Waltz of the Toreadors" (1962), and "Life at the Top" (1965). Addinsell was born in London and studied at the Royal Academy of Music. He acquired film scoring technique while working at RKO studios in Hollywood from 1932 to 1935. Outside of the cinema he was noted as the accompanist of stage comedienne Joyce Grenfell, and wrote many songs for her. (bio by: Robert Edwards)http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8682================================ *Note:Support the artist, their families and their legacy by purchasing their music. [ More Detail ]
by tHEnOOSEsWING 8min5sec, Views:863, Ratings:5.00pt, Votes:5, Comments:2, Added at:08/07/24 [ DownLoad ]
The Opening Concert of the Sydney Opera House part 3
One of the most famous nights in Australian music occurred in September 1973 when Sir Charles Mackerras conducted the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in the first concert to be staged in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House. In front of a packed, emotion-charged house, the great Australian conductor made a triumphant homecoming in an all-Wagner concert that sent the critics searching for superlatives. Featuring the greatest Wagnerian soprano of the twentieth century, Birgit Nilsson, as soloist, the concert provided an electrifying opening for the iconic building. Here is an excerpt from the concert, which for the first time is now available on CD and bonus DVD from ABC Classics. [ More Detail ]
by ABCClassics 5min51sec, Views:664, Ratings:5.00pt, Votes:3, Comments:0, Added at:08/07/14 [ DownLoad ]
The Opening Concert of the Sydney Opera House part 2
One of the most famous nights in Australian music occurred in September 1973 when Sir Charles Mackerras conducted the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in the first concert to be staged in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House. In front of a packed, emotion-charged house, the great Australian conductor made a triumphant homecoming in an all-Wagner concert that sent the critics searching for superlatives. Featuring the greatest Wagnerian soprano of the twentieth century, Birgit Nilsson, as soloist, the concert provided an electrifying opening for the iconic building. Here is an excerpt from the concert, which for the first time is now available on CD and bonus DVD from ABC Classics. [ More Detail ]
by ABCClassics 8min7sec, Views:496, Ratings:5.00pt, Votes:7, Comments:0, Added at:08/07/14 [ DownLoad ]
The Opening Concert of the Sydney Opera House part 1
One of the most famous nights in Australian music occurred in September 1973 when Sir Charles Mackerras conducted the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in the first concert to be staged in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House. In front of a packed, emotion-charged house, the great Australian conductor made a triumphant homecoming in an all-Wagner concert that sent the critics searching for superlatives. Featuring the greatest Wagnerian soprano of the twentieth century, Birgit Nilsson, as soloist, the concert provided an electrifying opening for the iconic building. Here is an excerpt from the concert, which for the first time is now available on CD and bonus DVD from ABC Classics. [ More Detail ]
by ABCClassics 8min5sec, Views:1010, Ratings:5.00pt, Votes:5, Comments:1, Added at:08/07/10 [ DownLoad ]
teaching mr mackerras soulja boy in paris
teaching mr mackerras how to do soulja boy when we were on the side of the road for 3 hours in paris [ More Detail ]
by laurengilbert93 31sec, Views:33, Ratings:0.00pt, Votes:0, Comments:1, Added at:08/06/27 [ DownLoad ]
Janacek - Osud - Beginning (in english)
Leos Janacek - OcudMackerras - Welsh National OperaHelen FiledPhilip LangrigeKathryn HarriesPeter BronderStuart Kaleetc [ More Detail ]
Symphony No.7 in A Op.92 Part 4
Composer - Ludwig Van Beethoven.Orchestra - The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.Conductor - Sir Charles Mackerras. [ More Detail ]
Symphony No.6 in F 'Pastoral' Op.68 - Part 2
Composer - Ludwig Van Beethoven.Orchestra - The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.Conductor - Sir Charles Mackerras. [ More Detail ]
Symphony No.6 in F 'Pastoral' Op.68 - Part 1
Composer - Ludwig Van Beethoven.Orchestra - The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.Conductor - Sir Charles Mackerras. [ More Detail ]
Symphony No.5 in C Minor, Op.67 - part 4 - allegro
Composer - Ludwig Van Beethoven.Orchestra - The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.Conductor - Sir Charles Mackerras. [ More Detail ]
Symphony No.5 in C Minor, Op.67 - part 1 - Allegro con brio
Composer - Ludwig Van Beethoven.Orchestra - The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.Conductor - Sir Charles Mackerras. [ More Detail ]
Janacek - Kata Kabanova (Final 2. Act)
Czech Philharmonia Orchestra Sir Charles MackerrasGabriela Benackova [ More Detail ]
Symphony No.3 in E Flat 'Eroica' Op.55 Part 1
Composer - Ludwig Van Beethoven.Orchestra - The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.Conductor - Sir Charles Mackerras. [ More Detail ]
Symphony No.1 in C Op.21, Adagio-Allegro molto e vivace p4
Composer - Ludwig Van Beethoven.Orchestra - The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.Conductor - Sir Charles Mackerras. [ More Detail ]
Herbert Cello Concerto No 2 First Movement
Herbert Cello Concerto No 2 1st Movement performed by Julian Lloyd Webber and Sir Charles Mackerras with the London Symphony Orchestra [ More Detail ]
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa - "Porgi amor" - "Le nozze di Figaro"
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sings La Countessa di Almaviva's aria "Porgi amor qualche ristoro", from the opera "Le nozze di Figaro" K.492 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Recorded at St. David's Hall, Cardiff. With Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Charles Mackerras / conductor, Cardiff, UK, 1990. [ More Detail ]
by damekirilover 4min20sec, Views:465, Ratings:4.60pt, Votes:8, Comments:3, Added at:08/04/12 [ DownLoad ]
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sings "Dove sono" - "Le nozze di Figaro"
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sings La Countessa di Almaviva's aria "Dove sono i bei momenti" from the opera "Le nozze di Figaro" K.492 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Recorded at St. David's Hall, Cardiff. With Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Charles Mackerras / conductor, Cardiff, UK, 1990. [ More Detail ]
by damekirilover 6min28sec, Views:536, Ratings:5.00pt, Votes:2, Comments:4, Added at:08/04/12 [ DownLoad ]
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sings "Vado, ma dove? oh Dei!" - Mozart
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sings concert-aria "Vado, ma dove? oh Dei!" K.583 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Recorded at St. David's Hall, Cardiff. With Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Charles Mackerras / conductor, Cardiff, UK, 1990. [ More Detail ]
by damekirilover 4min53sec, Views:985, Ratings:5.00pt, Votes:2, Comments:2, Added at:08/04/10 [ DownLoad ]
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sings "S'altro che lagrime" - Mozart
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sings Servilia's aria "S'altro che lagrime" from the opera "La clemenza di Tito" K.621 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Recorded at St. David's Hall, Cardiff. With Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Charles Mackerras / conductor, Cardiff, UK, 1990. [ More Detail ]
by damekirilover 2min29sec, Views:1321, Ratings:5.00pt, Votes:3, Comments:2, Added at:08/04/10 [ DownLoad ]
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sings "Exsultate, Jubilate" - Part I
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sings motet for solo soprano "Exsultate, Jubilate" K.165 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Recorded at St. David's Hall, Cardiff. With Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Charles Mackerras / conductor, Cardiff, UK, 1990. [ More Detail ]
by damekirilover 4min25sec, Views:446, Ratings:5.00pt, Votes:3, Comments:1, Added at:08/04/10 [ DownLoad ]
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sings "Exsultate, Jubilate" - Part II
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sings motet for solo soprano "Exsultate, Jubilate" K.165 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Recorded at St. David's Hall, Cardiff. With Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Charles Mackerras / conductor, Cardiff, UK, 1990. [ More Detail ]
by damekirilover 9min47sec, Views:396, Ratings:5.00pt, Votes:2, Comments:1, Added at:08/04/10 [ DownLoad ]
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sings "Ach, ich fühl's" - "Zauberflöte"
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sings Pamina's aria "Ach, ich fühl's, es ist verschwunden" from the opera "Die Zauberflöte" K.620 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Recorded at St. David's Hall, Cardiff. With Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Charles Mackerras / conductor, Cardiff, UK, 1990. [ More Detail ]
by damekirilover 4min4sec, Views:3160, Ratings:4.40pt, Votes:9, Comments:5, Added at:08/04/10 [ DownLoad ]
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sings "Nehmt meinen Dank" K.383 - Mozart
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sings concert-aria "Nehmt meinen Dank" K.383 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Recorded at St. David's Hall, Cardiff. With Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Charles Mackerras / conductor, Cardiff, UK, 1990. [ More Detail ]
by damekirilover 4min56sec, Views:372, Ratings:5.00pt, Votes:1, Comments:0, Added at:08/04/10 [ DownLoad ]
Zar und Zimmermann, Duet
Tzar and Carpenter, duet from third act sang by Lucia Popp and Peter Haage, conducted by Charles Mackerras. [ More Detail ]
Zar und Zimmermann, Sextet
Sextet from the second act of Tzar and Carpenter. Lead by Charles Mackerras. [ More Detail ]